男 nán
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 田 — field, farm, arable land
- Made of
- 田 field, farm, arable land 力 strength, power
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
男孩儿
nánháir
boy
No recording for this word yet.
Characters in this word
孩 hái
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 子 — son, child
- Made of
- 子 son, child 亥 12th terrestrial branch
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
儿 ér
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 儿 — son, child
- Made of
- 丿 slash 乚 secret, hidden, mysterious
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 那个男孩儿是我弟弟。 Nàge nánháir shì wǒ dìdi. That boy is my younger brother.
- 男孩儿在跑步。 Nánháir zài pǎobù. The boy is running.
- 我认识这个男孩儿。 Wǒ rènshi zhège nánháir. I know this boy.